I’ve raised chickens since 1993 and in those 24 years I’ve encountered many-a broody chicken. But never have I ever heard of a broody bee…until now. I’ve been fascinated with Bumblebees lately. I’ve always found them adorable, like little yellow Teddy Bears buzzing around the garden. But recently I’ve been doing some research to […]

It might be a weird subject to read about, (it was even weirder to research) but the reproductive practice of the honey bee is a fascinating thing! All bees begin life as an egg. Fertilized eggs will grow to be female bees and unfertilized eggs will become drones (male bees). The queen has control […]